Tee Higgins

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(08-05-2020, 04:51 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Where do you see Green, Boyd and Higgins ending up if Ross hits your mark?

I answered this on your separate thread as well, and I know you didn't ask me.  However, I think this "there are only so many balls to go around" thought, while literally true, should go out the window.  

For one thing, they have openly described what Burrow likes best:  5 man protection with 3 WR, a TE, and a RB in a pattern.  Spread the defense out and attack them.  Not saying the Bengals won't begin games run-heavy, but you know they will be giving Joe the entire playbook and he will be airing it out.  I think we may finally see something I always argued about with Marvin:  keeping your foot on the gas.  It seems really simple, but I remember hearing Brady say "we try to score every time we get the ball", and he never looks at the scoreboard.

Now, they may not have many opportunities to "run it up", but I see the defense as needing a few games to get in sync and the offense having to air it out to stay in games, especially with all the new moving pieces and no preseason.

Mixon only had 35 receptions for a measly 287 yards.  I could see that number of receptions reaching 60 and yardage over 600.  

Ross would likely not have the highest number of receptions, but will have his best YPR in 2020.  In just 8 games last year, he had over 500 yards and he maintained his pace of a TD every 5th reception.  I could see him having something like 40 receptions but 850 yards and 8 TDs.  

Green and Boyd, if healthy, are 1000 yard producers.  Higgins will most likely be brought along slowly, unless injury forces him in sooner, but by the year's end I could see him starting to be utilized more in Red Zone packages.  I see him only getting around 250-350 yards.  

I have ridiculous faith in Burrow.  When I see Baker Mayfield's 3,725 yards in 14 games, I think Burrow could actually exceed 4500 yards this year.  One of the biggest challenges will be the division foes he faces.  They have some of the better defenses in the league.  

Right now, it seems like the universe is trying to make it as hard as possible on Burrow, without a preseason and OTAs.  If it was almost any other QB, I would be worried.  If those guys are healthy, they are going to explode and it will look like 2015 when the WRs were all making plays.